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The continuous dedication and constant
hard work of Dr. Leventhal and his wife paid off. Over the years, as
the practice grew, additions were made to the original hospital. But by
1975 the "small" practice of Bolton Veterinary Hospital had grown
enough that it required a new, much larger building. Dr. Leventhal
decided to build his new hospital directly behind the location of the
original. The "new" building, our current location, was actually
constructed around one of Dr. Leventhal's favorite trees. A grand old
Sugar Maple (the second largest tree in Bolton !) stood in Dr.
Leventhal's back yard and he refused to cut it down in order to make
room for the new hospital. Instead, he had the blueprints drawn up so
that the tree could reside just out front of the new construction. Once
the plans were made and Dr. Leventhal was satisfied that his precious
Sugar Maple would remain safe, construction of the 10,000 square foot
clinic began.
It was around the same time that Dr.
Leventhal allowed several of his associate veterinarians to buy into the
practice and become official partners. Three of the original partners,
Dr. William Pomper, Dr. David Coley and Dr. Michael Tulman, are still
here with us today! Along with Dr. Leventhal, the new partners
supervised the construction of the hospital, which was completed in
1976. All of the existing equipment was moved from the original
building into the new construction and the first Bolton Veterinary
Hospital was razed to the ground. The entire process of moving from one
building to the other, including demolishing the first, took about two
hours on one sunny afternoon in September. The rest, as they say, is
history.
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